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3 - Classic Rabbinic Literature up to the Ninth Century

from Part I - To 900 ce

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2024

By
Philip Alexander
Edited by
Edward Kessler  and
Neil Wenborn
Edward Kessler
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University of Cambridge
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Summary

This chapter focuses on the ‘parting of the ways’ between Judaism and Christianity. The documents show how anti-Jewish writings became central to Christian identity but also indicate real encounters between Christians and Jews and a closer relationship than might be anticipated.

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anti-Judaismchurch fathersChristian identitydecreesparting of the ways
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A Documentary History of Jewish–Christian Relations
From Antiquity to the Present Day
 , pp. 113 - 160
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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